Not that you were eating it for your health, but non-profit organization the Cancer Project put Jack in the Box's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger at the top of their list of worst fast food menu items for containing 400 calories, 23 grams of fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, and 860 milligram of sodium for just $1. Other burgers that made the cut are McDonald’s McDouble and Wendy’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger. [via The Wall Street Journal Health Blog]
The Wendy's Jr Bacon Cheeseburger is all of 310 calories and 16 grams of fat (6 saturated) - hardly the worst thing on the menu by a long shot.
And it seems to pale in comparison to some items toted as "healthy" like the salads at NYC's Cafe Metro Deli where salads range from 350 - 800 calories and have on average 30 grams of fat.
(http://www.cafemetronewyork.com/Nutrition/Salad.html)
The Cancer Project is an animal rights group — not a mainstream cancer charity. It’s important to distinguish pure propaganda from genuine health advice.
You’ll note that this group recommends only strict vegetarian meals, and claims it’s a cancer-prevention tactic. It’s telling that The Cancer Project is led by a past president of The PETA Foundation.
More than two-thirds of the Cancer Project’s budget comes directly from the wealthy founder of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. PETA has kicked in another $1.3 million to the Cancer Project’s parent group.
It’s pure fiction to claim that choosing a cheeseburger is a recipe for cancer. But this is just as much a part of the animal rights agenda as doing away with circus elephants and seeing-eye dogs.
If you wouldn’t take dietary advice from PETA, you shouldn’t trust this “Cancer Project” group either.
I don't care for any of these Jr. burgers. They're just so scaled down that they don't taste the same. I just don't seem to dig much of anything Wendy's puts out. I wish I could, but I'll take McD's, BK, JITB, or Carl's Jr. over Wendy's any day. There are a few really good mom & pop, Greek owned, burger joints out here in the Inland Empire (The birthplace of McD's, In & Out, Baker's, Taco Bell, Dell Taco etc...) that make a great burger.
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Not that you were eating it for your health, but non-profit organization the Cancer Project put Jack in the Box's Junior Bacon Cheeseburger at the top of their list of worst fast food menu items for containing 400 calories, 23 grams of fat, 55 milligrams of cholesterol, and 860 milligram of sodium for just $1. Other burgers that made the cut are McDonald’s McDouble and Wendy’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger. [via The Wall Street Journal Health Blog]
7 Comments:
WTF? That thing is a dieter's delight compared to almost anything on the Hardee's menu. The Monster Thickburger comes to mind quite easily.
EazyB at 5:50PM on 12/10/08
i don't know how people can ingest these horrible food facsimilies ... let alone feed them to their children. i wouldn't even give them to my dogs.
i'm not a food snob either..... i just ate a half a bag of potato chips!!!!
pooch at 5:59PM on 12/10/08
The Wendy's Jr Bacon Cheeseburger is all of 310 calories and 16 grams of fat (6 saturated) - hardly the worst thing on the menu by a long shot.
And it seems to pale in comparison to some items toted as "healthy" like the salads at NYC's Cafe Metro Deli where salads range from 350 - 800 calories and have on average 30 grams of fat.
(http://www.cafemetronewyork.com/Nutrition/Salad.html)
I'd take a Cheeseburger anyday
karma at 6:49PM on 12/10/08
pooch is rightly not a food snob, just a food hypocrite.
EazyB at 10:00AM on 12/11/08
Wow! Fast food is bad for you?
jkdrummer at 12:28PM on 12/11/08
Found this out at Fast Food Maven:
http://fastfood.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/09/top-5-unhealthiest-fast-food-value-menu-items/8772/
The Cancer Project is an animal rights group — not a mainstream cancer charity. It’s important to distinguish pure propaganda from genuine health advice.
You’ll note that this group recommends only strict vegetarian meals, and claims it’s a cancer-prevention tactic. It’s telling that The Cancer Project is led by a past president of The PETA Foundation.
More than two-thirds of the Cancer Project’s budget comes directly from the wealthy founder of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida. PETA has kicked in another $1.3 million to the Cancer Project’s parent group.
It’s pure fiction to claim that choosing a cheeseburger is a recipe for cancer. But this is just as much a part of the animal rights agenda as doing away with circus elephants and seeing-eye dogs.
If you wouldn’t take dietary advice from PETA, you shouldn’t trust this “Cancer Project” group either.
peekpoke at 4:43PM on 12/11/08
I don't care for any of these Jr. burgers. They're just so scaled down that they don't taste the same. I just don't seem to dig much of anything Wendy's puts out. I wish I could, but I'll take McD's, BK, JITB, or Carl's Jr. over Wendy's any day. There are a few really good mom & pop, Greek owned, burger joints out here in the Inland Empire (The birthplace of McD's, In & Out, Baker's, Taco Bell, Dell Taco etc...) that make a great burger.
tjmile1 at 6:55PM on 12/11/08